We were at least 12 hours
behind schedule, which was most frustrating when our time was so precious. Did
God not realise that we had given up our annual leave for this aid trip and
these delays meant wasted time!

God never wastes time!

As we waited in the long
queue, I started talking to a Romanian girl who was in the rear of her friendís
car that was parked beside out lead vehicle. Rimona was returning from a short
break in Hungary. She noticed the text John 3:16 on the side of our vehicle and
asked where we were from. Having told her where we had travelled from, I asked
her if she was a Christian.

She wanted to be but she was not one yet!

She helped
us get through customs and immigration control and she asked us to call at her
flat in Cluj the following day for lunch. Rimona told us at lunch the following
day that she had lost her Passport at the border the night before because she
had helped us. She was now ĎPersona non gratisí.

We parted and headed East
towards Iasi but promised Rimona that we would call on our return if we had
time. We did and on parting for home I promised to write to her. Through the
following correspondence Rimona started to seek the Lord and found Him later
that year! You see I wasnít 12 hours late; I was in perfect time according to
Godís timetable.